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Finished another scrap material project: Rod Rack
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<blockquote data-quote="kstrayhorn" data-source="post: 385662" data-attributes="member: 15815"><p>That's awesome JMichael! Your project looks better than most of mine ever have. I recently went the other direction and made a light fixture out of an old brake rotor, wheel hub, and a cone from a work light. Ended up being too heavy to mount on the ceiling, so I turned it upside down and added some convoluted tubing between the cone and rotor to make it a desk lamp. I've got a bunch of old dozer gears, hydraulic arms, leaf springs, and other similar parts that I've been trying to get to form a stool or something similar. I too hate trashing anything I believe I can repurpose, but unfortunately that ends up being just about everything I need to throw away.</p><p></p><p>LoneStar, I know for me, this "vision" if you will works based on what I see around me that looks like it can be easily adapted or modified to serve a new purpose. I usually can't envision projects unless I have the materials around me. That being said, I can mentally go through my yard, as aluminum is set aside, and kind of remember what I have there. Most are pieces of siding and trim, as mentioned. The only other thing with any curve in it that I can think of would be a wheel well lip on an aluminum car fender. I have a body shop, so that's mostly what I work with.</p><p>Good luck to you, sir</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kstrayhorn, post: 385662, member: 15815"] That's awesome JMichael! Your project looks better than most of mine ever have. I recently went the other direction and made a light fixture out of an old brake rotor, wheel hub, and a cone from a work light. Ended up being too heavy to mount on the ceiling, so I turned it upside down and added some convoluted tubing between the cone and rotor to make it a desk lamp. I've got a bunch of old dozer gears, hydraulic arms, leaf springs, and other similar parts that I've been trying to get to form a stool or something similar. I too hate trashing anything I believe I can repurpose, but unfortunately that ends up being just about everything I need to throw away. LoneStar, I know for me, this "vision" if you will works based on what I see around me that looks like it can be easily adapted or modified to serve a new purpose. I usually can't envision projects unless I have the materials around me. That being said, I can mentally go through my yard, as aluminum is set aside, and kind of remember what I have there. Most are pieces of siding and trim, as mentioned. The only other thing with any curve in it that I can think of would be a wheel well lip on an aluminum car fender. I have a body shop, so that's mostly what I work with. Good luck to you, sir [/QUOTE]
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